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Wise

Cross-border money transfer & multi-currency account platform (consumer + business international payments)

VerifiedDirect Listing (London Stock Exchange)London
Companies House
13211214
GLEIF LEI
213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71
Latest evidence
2021-07-07
Evidence snapshot
2026-08-25
Funding signal9

Dated disclosed rounds · latest 2021-07-07

Procurement signal0

Exact award notices · latest No exact award match

Registry observationMatched

2026-08-25T03:53:19.676Z

Regional contextLondon

Jun 2026

Signals organise dated evidence; they do not score growth, revenue, creditworthiness or investment performance.

Evidence timeline

13 dated observations

Funding, procurement, registry and identifier records are placed on one chronology. Each row says whether it is a source fact, a record observation or reference metadata; no inferred event is inserted.

  1. RegistryRecord observation

    Status observed: Active

    Snapshot evidence only; this row does not claim the status changed on this date.

  2. IdentifierReference metadata

    LEI record updated

    213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71 · registration ISSUED

    GLEIF ↗exact Companies House registration-authority identifier (RA000585) · published projection
  3. IdentifierReference metadata

    LEI first registered

    213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71

    GLEIF ↗exact Companies House registration-authority identifier (RA000585) · published projection
  4. RegistryRegistry fact

    Company incorporated

    WISE LIMITED · company 13211214

  5. FundingSource fact

    Series E

    $280M (valuation $1.6B; included a secondary component) · 4 named investors

  6. FundingSource fact

    Series D

    $26M (valuation $1.1B; described as 'top-up funding') · 2 named investors

  7. FundingSource fact

    Seed

    $1.3M · 3 named investors

    Betakit ↗funding_id joined to resolved canonical company · published

Latest disclosed round

Direct Listing (London Stock Exchange)

Date
2021-07-07
Amount
Not stated
Sector
Fintech & payments
Companies House
13211214
ONS region
London

Evidence status

Directory ready

Identity
Verified
Match
High — exact company number and aligned registered name
Operating status
active
Data origins
Core directory, Live Chris T D1

Capital network

24 linked investors

Lead, participant, lender and other retained roles remain distinct where the source supports them. Every relationship below names its source layer, observation date, match method and publication state.

InvestorRoleDateSourceMatch / state
Andreessen Horowitzlead2015-01-26TechCrunch ↗ · Forbes ↗ · EU-Startups ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Baillie Giffordlead2016-05-25TechCrunch ↗ · Bloomberg ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
D1 Capital Partnerslead2020-07-28Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
IA Ventureslead2012-04-18Betakit ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Index Ventureslead2012-04-18Betakit ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)lead2017-11-02TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Lead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRocklead2019-05-22Forbes ↗ · Cnbc ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Lone Pine Capitallead2020-07-28Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
N/A (direct listing, not an underwritten IPO)lead2021-07-07Cnbc ↗ · Bloomberg ↗ · Fortune ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Old Mutual Global Investorslead2017-11-02TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Sir Richard Bransonlead2014-06-09TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Finextra ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Valar Ventureslead2014-06-09TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Finextra ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Valar Ventures (Peter Thiel)lead2013-05-13TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Thenextweb ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford (increasing existing stakes)participant2019-05-22Forbes ↗ · Cnbc ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Andreessen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Baillie Gifford (participating)participant2017-11-02TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Investments, LocalGlobe (increasing existing stakes)participant2020-07-28Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Existing investors (not individually named in sources located)participant2016-05-25TechCrunch ↗ · Bloomberg ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Kima Venturesparticipant2014-06-09TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Finextra ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Max Levchin (PayPal co-founder), David Yu (ex-Betfair CEO), Errol Damelin (Wonga co-founder), IJNR Ventures, NYPPEparticipant2012-04-18Betakit ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Richard Branson, Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, IA Ventures, Seedcampparticipant2015-01-26TechCrunch ↗ · Forbes ↗ · EU-Startups ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Sapphire Venturesparticipant2017-11-01Vcnewsdaily ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Sapphire Ventures, Mitsui & Co., World Innovation Labparticipant2017-11-02TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
SV Angel, IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Seedcamp, David Yu, Kima Ventures (Xavier Niel)participant2013-05-13TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Thenextweb ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published
Vulcan Capital (new)participant2020-07-28Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutionsource-linked · published

Funding record

9 disclosed rounds

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DateStageAmountInvestorsNamed sources
2021-07-07Direct Listing (London Stock Exchange)N/A — no new capital raised (direct listing of existing shares only); market value >GBP 8B / $11B on debutN/A (direct listing, not an underwritten IPO)Cnbc ↗ · Bloomberg ↗ · Fortune ↗
2020-07-28Growth / secondary sale (existing shares only — no new primary capital to the company)$319M (valuation $5B)D1 Capital Partners · Lone Pine Capital · Vulcan Capital (new) · Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Investments, LocalGlobe (increasing existing stakes)Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗
2019-05-22Growth / secondary sale (existing shares only — no new primary capital to the company)$292M (valuation $3.5B)Lead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRock · Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford (increasing existing stakes)Forbes ↗ · Cnbc ↗
2017-11-02Series E$280M (valuation $1.6B; included a secondary component)Old Mutual Global Investors · Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) · Sapphire Ventures, Mitsui & Co., World Innovation Lab · Andreessen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Baillie Gifford (participating)TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗
2016-05-25Series D$26M (valuation $1.1B; described as 'top-up funding')Baillie Gifford · Existing investors (not individually named in sources located)TechCrunch ↗ · Bloomberg ↗
2015-01-26Series C$58MAndreessen Horowitz · Richard Branson, Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, IA Ventures, SeedcampTechCrunch ↗ · Forbes ↗ · EU-Startups ↗
2014-06-09Series B$25MSir Richard Branson · Valar Ventures · IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Kima VenturesTechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Finextra ↗
2013-05-13Series A$6MValar Ventures (Peter Thiel) · SV Angel, IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Seedcamp, David Yu, Kima Ventures (Xavier Niel)TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Thenextweb ↗
2012-04-18Seed$1.3MIA Ventures · Index Ventures · Max Levchin (PayPal co-founder), David Yu (ex-Betfair CEO), Errol Damelin (Wonga co-founder), IJNR Ventures, NYPPEBetakit ↗

Companies House status and filing snapshot

WISE LIMITED

Exact company-number match from the public register. The retained status is active. Filing dates and SIC codes are registry context, not a credit or investment-quality assessment.

Registered record

Status
Active
Company type
Private Limited Company
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Incorporated
2021-02-18
Dissolved
Not applicable
Company number
13211214

Filing context

Accounts category
GROUP
Accounts made up to
2026-03-31
Next accounts due
2027-12-31
Confirmation made up to
2026-05-05
Registry snapshot
2026-08-01
Live check
2026-08-25T03:53:19.676Z

Former registered names: 456 NEWCO PLC

64205Activities of financial services holding companies

SourceCompanies HouseDate2026-08-25T03:53:19.676ZMatchexact Companies House numberStatepublished projection

Global legal-entity identifier

213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71

Exact company-number match to the GLEIF golden-copy data. An LEI is an identifier for a legal entity; it is not a credit, risk or investment-quality rating.

GLEIF record

Legal name
WISE PLC
Entity status
ACTIVE
Jurisdiction
GB
Registration status
ISSUED
Last updated
2026-04-22T08:53:06+00:00
Next renewal
2027-05-12T13:03:10+00:00

SourceGLEIF LEI2Date2026-08-24Matchexact Companies House registration-authority identifier (RA000585)Statepublished projection

CompanyBeacon statutory projection

WISE LIMITED

UK Capital Intelligence owns the capital view on this page. CompanyBeacon owns the exact legal-entity, filing, control and public-record timeline for company number 13211214.

Latest retained status

active

Checked
2026-08-25T03:53:19.676Z
Recorded change
No change timestamp retained
Previous status
active
Fund associations
2 dated CompanyBeacon memberships

Boundary

Verify the legal record

Fund association does not prove a current holding. Status change is a review signal, not investment performance or wrongdoing. Ownership and control are not copied into this public UKCI package.

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SourceCompanyBeaconDate2026-08-25T03:53:19.676ZMatchexact_company_numberStatepublished_projection

Traceability

Source trail

Funding and investor claims retain named public-source links. This is a dated research snapshot, not a live cap table.